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求親

简求亲 · 繁求親

Mandarin · pinyin qiú qīn

to make an offer of marriage (to another family on behalf of one's son or daughter)
to seek a marriage alliance

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求: qiú · seek; demand, request; beseech
親: qīn · relatives, parents; intimate
亲: qīn · relatives, parents; intimate the hazel nut or filbert tree a thorny tree

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2–1 · qiu2 qin1

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